Berolina (train)

Berolina

A preserved DRG Class 137 Bauart Köln.
Overview
Service type Schnellzug (D)
(1959–1986)
Interexpress (IEx)
(1986–1991)
Schnellzug (D)
(1991–1992)
EuroCity (EC)
(1992–2002)
Status Absorbed by Berlin-Warszawa-Express
Locale Poland
Germany
First service 1959
Last service 29 September 2002
Successor Berlin-Warszawa-Express
Route
Start Warszawa Wschodnia
End Berlin
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) D242/243 (1959–1986)
IEx 242/243 (1986–1991)
D390/391 (1991–1992)
EC 42/43 (1992–2002)
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (Poland)
15 kV AC, 16.7 Hz (Germany)

The Berolina was an express train between Warsaw, Poland, and Berlin, Germany. Introduced in 1959, it went through a number of iterations, including a short period without a name, until it was absorbed into the EuroCity Berlin-Warszawa-Express service in 2002.

The train's name, Berolina, is the New Latin name for Berlin and the allegorical female figure symbolizing the city.

For part of its existence, the train continued from Berlin (as D242) to Paris, France, and then returned to Berlin (as D243), in each case via the Ruhr district and Belgium. However, the name Berolina was only ever used for the section of the train's route between Warsaw and Berlin.

Formation (consist)

Initially, the Berolina was operated using DRG Class 137 diesel multiple units (Bauart Köln). By the 1970s, these had been replaced by a rake of locomotive-hauled coaches.

See also

References

  • Bogula, Rico (2007). Internationale Schnellzüge in der DDR [International Express Trains in the GDR]. Freiburg i.B.: EK-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88255-720-6. (German)

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